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The first mistake is that you are comparing the Untied States to Israel and its governance. They are completely different countries with different histories. Your description of the history between Israel and Gaza is comparable to the Untied States and the American Indians. That is not what happened in Israel. Wars were fought in Israel between the Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Lebanon and Jordan. Basically all of Israel's neighbors declared war on Israel several times all at once. Much of the land of Israel obtained, although certainly not all of it, was through war where Israel was victorious against all odds. The Golan Heights and Jerusalem to name two were obtained through victories in wars. The Sinai was another big piece of land that was won. When oil was discovered on the land it was on its way to become another big problem. When Israel made peace with Egypt it returned the Sinai to Egypt in exchange for peace. Israel through its history has exchanged land for peace. . Historically there have been offers made to the PLO where they were offered 95% of everything they were asking for and Arafat turned it down. I would never claim that Israel did everything in a wonderful manner but your description of Israel's actions is too black and white. Israel is bad and the Palestinians are good. Nothing is ever that simple. Remember also that the Jewish pioneers of Israel came during and especially after the Holocaust. Their homes were taken from them. They were displaced and 6 million were murdered by their native countries. You can't look at the current situation without understanding why there was a mass migration to Israel. Netanyahu and his right wing government has done disgraceful things but so has Hamas. Both must be condemned. But if Hamas who serves as the governing body of Gaza is still promising the destruction of 7 million Israelis and won't return the hostages, who is Israel to make peace with? Why are you okay with that? If you demand nothing of Hamas you are telling them they did a great thing and should continue their efforts. You are helping them to reach their goals using murder, **** and terrorism as a tool. And by the way, ask the Palestinians who have been victims by the hands of Hamas if Hamas loves the Palestinians and have made them a priority. Hamas spent millions of dollars making tunnels under the homes, hospitals and Mosques of Palestinians. They insured their own safety while sacrificing the lives of the people of Gaza. They have been used as human shields. Where are their bomb shelters and safe rooms? They had to have known that their attacks on Israel would come back on the citizens of Gaza in a big way. What provisions did they make to protect them? There are no simple solutions but blaming Israel and painting them to be monsters is not the way out of this.